Term
|
Definition
| A general plan of action adopted by the government to solve a social problem, counter a threat, or pursue an objective. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The stage of the policymaking process during which problems get defined as political issues. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Our conception of the problem at hand. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The stage of the policymaking process during which formal proposals are developed and adopted. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The process of putting specific policies into operation. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Analysis of a public policy so as to determine how well it is working. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Information received by policymakers about the effectiveness of public policy. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| In policymaking, the phenomenon of attacking a single problem in different and sometimes competing ways. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Organizations that are not part of government or business and cannot distribute profits to shareholders or to anyone else. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A shared-knowledge group consisting of representatives of various interest involved in some particular aspect of public policy. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A participant in an issue network who has a good understanding of the needs and problems of others in the network and can easily switch jobs within the network. |
|
|
